Sussex Digital In Reach Team December Newsletter

Sussex Digital In Reach Team Newsletter - December 2023

The 2023/24 DSCR funding process is underway and application forms are available on request.

DSCR (Digital Social Care Record) Grant Grant Amount: £70 per bed for care homes with 25 beds or more. £1650 for all other care providers.

Eligibility Criteria: CQC registered, Sussex based care providers .Procuring a digital social care record system from the Assured Solutions List

The grant is available for care settings between April 2023 & March 2024.

The specific choice of the system from the assured list, is determined by the individual care home organisation and to best meet their requirements.

Completion of a Data Protection Impact Assessment along with completion of your DSPT will be encouraged for all applicants.

To register your interest, please contact us: Sarah McNally sarah@sussexdigitalteam.co.uk Claire Badzek claire@sussexdigitalteam.co.uk

Contact us for help with your DSPT too if required.

Contents ● DSCR Funding ● Digital Maturity Survey ● A Christmas Ditty ● Going Digital? ● Stay Safe this Christmas - Amazon ● Cyber Security - Even Santa can get scammed! - Experian ● Cyber Security in Social Care: a shared journey ● Action Fraud ● The 12 Signs of Phishing ● The Big Christmas Sing Along ● CQC - Single Assessment Framework ● Join our Facebook Page ● Barclays Digital Wings - Free Digital Learning ● Barclays Digital Eagles - Free events ● Skills for Care - Improving Digital Confidence ● Free Training & Events - January / February ● Digital Care Hub - Events and training ● FREE: Data Security & Protection eLearning ● MILE Newsletter -Embracing digital innovation in health & care ● Contacts

Digital Maturity Survey As Technology becomes more popular in the Care industry, it is important to ensure that you have the correct infrastructure in place.

Here we have tools to help you assess your current systems and helpful resources to guide you when you need to make improvements.

Social Care Annual Digital Maturity Self Assessment This free, on line self-assessment tool has been specially designed to help you understand your strengths as well as what might be blocking your way. Completing the questionnaire will provide evidence for future funding to be made available to social care providers like you across Sussex to support your digitalisation.

This could mean funding towards fast broadband or WiFi coverage, falls prevention equipment, remote monitoring, EMAR, digital care planning system or staff training.

We recommend that all care providers complete this 5 minute survey at least once per year. It has been designed to help you understand where you might need to make changes or upgrades to your existing digital infrastructure in order to support the growing number of digital technologies now being used in social care.

This is not a test, it is a self assessment. We are not here to judge, only to help and you are welcome to complete the survey as often as you like, especially if you introduce a new technology. Based on your answers, the survey will put you into one of 4 groups with recommendations and if you fall into the Standards Exceeded, you can download a certificate.

See our Resources page to help you improve your Digital Maturity Resources

A Christmas Ditty A ditty to all in Sussex, our managers and carers too, At this festive time of year, we raise a glass to you.

Your job is always changing, the data you must file, But you’re always on top of the task, not leaving it in a pile!

The digital world is changing, and you’re keeping up so well, The DSPT is here to help you stop a cyber fail.

And DSCR assists you, to keep your records straight.

Even if your desktop and your emails are in a state!

A new Assessment Framework, another CQC change.

The capacity tracker you must complete, another task to arrange.

You must tell them how many called in sick, and who has had their jab, And your new recruits and leavers you must not forget to add.

You keep your client’s data safe, you protect them every day, Even though the hackers would like to get their way!

Your head is full of passwords, and there really are a lot, And you can’t remember the last time you drank a coffee hot!

You work so hard, you’re always there, you never let us down, You're working all through Christmas, yet you never seem to frown.

And Santa knows how hard you work, he wishes he could help, He’d love to send an elf or two, and not just to sit on the shelf!

You really are our heroes, we appreciate all you do.

And we wanted to say thank you to every one of you.

Merry Christmas from us all!

Merry Christmas from the Team - YouTube

Going Digital?

Looking to make the move to digital?

Check out the Assured Solutions for Digital Care Records List for all suppliers who meet the funding criteria. ∎ Access Care & Clinical ∎ Access Care Planning ∎ Birdie ∎ Carebeans Care Software ∎ Careberry ∎ Care Control Systems ∎ CareVision ∎ CareLineLive ∎ Cura Systems ∎ Dom Portal ∎ Fusion eCare Solutions ∎ iplanit by Aspirico ∎ KareInn Ltd ∎ Log my Care ∎ Nourish ∎ OneTouch ∎ PASS by everyLIFE ∎ Person Centred Software (PCS) ∎ Qwikify Digital Care ∎ Sekoia

Stay safe this Christmas - Amazon During this time of year, we often see a surge in impersonation scams. Stay safe by learning to identify and avoid them.

In impersonation scams, a scammer reaches out to you pretending to be someone you trust to get sensitive information like national insurance numbers, bank information, or Amazon account details. Scammers change tactics quickly making them hard to detect.

Scam Trend: Email attachment scams - Scammers send emails posing as Amazon & include pdf attachments stating that your account will be suspended or on hold. These attachments prompt you to click on a fraudulent link to “update your account.” These links lure you to provide personal information such as payment information or account login credentials. Please do not click on any links or provide your information without authenticating the email or verifying the link. Visit the Message Centre which displays a log of authentic communications sent from Amazon.

Prime membership scams - These are unexpected calls/texts/emails that refer to a costly membership fee or an issue with your membership and ask you to confirm or cancel the charge. These scammers try to convince you to provide payment or bank account information in order to reinstate a membership. Amazon will never ask you to provide payment information for products or services over the phone. To verify your Prime Membership status or make payments, log into your Amazon account, and go to Your Account.

Here are some important tips to identify scams and keep your account and information safe: 1. Trust Amazon-owned channels - Always go through the Amazon mobile app or website when seeking customer service, tech support, or when looking to make changes to your account.

2. Be wary of false urgency - Scammers may try to create a sense of urgency to persuade you to do what they're asking. Be wary any time someone tries to convince you that you must act now.

3. Never pay over the phone - Amazon will never ask you to provide payment information, including gift cards (or “verification cards,” as some scammers call them) for products or services over the phone.

4. Verify links first - Review the link for misspellings or repeated characters. Legitimate Amazon websites contain "amazon.co.uk" or "amazon.co.uk/support." Go directly to our website when seeking help with Amazon devices/services, orders or to make changes to your account.

5. Verify email senders - Legitimate Amazon emails contain “@amazon.co.uk”. In your web browser, hover over the display name under “From” to see full sender address. Look for misspellings or added or substituted characters. Visit the Message Centre to view authentic messages from Amazon.

For more information on how to stay safe online, visit Security & Privacy on the Amazon Customer Service page.

If you receive communication — a call, text, or email — that you think may not be from Amazon, please report it to us at, amazon.co.uk/reportfraud.

Cyber Security - Even Santa gets scammed!

Experian technology prevented more than £1.9 billion of fraudulent transactions in the last year, identifying a fraud every minute of every day.

As the festive season fast approaches, we get excited by the social gatherings, get togethers and gift giving. But it’s key to remember to be cautious and careful with personal information, especially online.

Businesses need to be able to identify who they are doing business with and consumers need to know the businesses they are interacting with online are real, safe and secure.

Identity fraud rose by more than a fifth this year, amid warnings that fraudulent activity is set to peak over the Christmas shopping period. Watch the Video here.

Santa Gets Scammed | Fraud at Christmas | Experian

Cyber Security in Social Care: a shared journey Ethan Gray is Policy Manager for cyber security in adult social care. He has been working on adult social care policy in the Department for Health and Social Care for several years, including time in Winter Planning and on early stages of the Covid Inquiry.

Adult social care providers have a duty to ensure that people receiving care, their friends and families, as well as those working in care settings, can be confident that their information is kept safe and secure. With multiple pressures on providers this might be easily forgotten, but maintaining good cyber hygiene helps protect everyone in the sector.

Photo by Matt Howard on Unsplash

Health and Care Cyber Strategy - In March 2023, we published the Cyber Strategy for Health and Social Care.

This outlines our vision of a cyber-secure health and social care sector in 2030 across five different pillars: 1. focus on the greatest risks and harms 2. defend as one 3. people and culture 4. build secure for the future 5. exemplary response and recovery These five pillars will support every organisation across health and social care to meet the vision of a cyber-resilient future. Just as the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) has been tailored to be relevant to the adult social care sector, we're also working to co-design the approach as it relates to adult social care. Ensuring it's proportionate to the potential threats and harms the sector faces.

Current Picture - Thanks to the great efforts of the Better Security, Better Care programme considerable progress has been made in embedding an understanding of cyber-security practices within the adult social care sector. When the programme began in April 2021, only 14% of CQC-registered care providers were compliant with the DSPT. Fast forward to today and we now have 66% compliance with the toolkit, that's 17,500 providers. This is a huge achievement, with credit due to the many Local Support Organisations who work on the programme. This hard work was recognised recently at the National Cyber Awards and the team will continue to raise awareness and compliance, helping to ensure a secure future.

Looking to the Future - The Better Security, Better Care programme continues to work to improve DSPT compliance across adult social care, targeting hard-to-reach parts of the sector to bolster compliance. This includes specific DSPT improvement targets on homecare & new entrants to the sector. By 2025 we will publish a comprehensive & data-led landscape review on the status of cyber security within adult social care. This will provide an outline of what best practice looks like within the sector & how we as a national team help plug any gaps there may be. This will also look at cyber incidents the sector has experienced in the past year, & how we are continuously learning to improve our response & support.

Supporting providers We know that meeting the DSPT requirement for training staff can often prove difficult. With this in mind, the Better Security Better Care programme is working to produce a suite of e-learning tools for the sector, that will be available via our newly launched Digital Care Hub later this year. This will ensure that cyber knowledge is easily accessible to all those working in adult social care, and will help care providers to satisfy training requirements as part of the DSPT. October marked Cyber Security Awareness Month, however the importance of protecting information should know no calendar boundaries. It’s crucial that we continue to focus on fostering a strong culture of cyber across the sector, as it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure the safety and security of those working in and receiving care.

Cyber security in social care: a shared journey | Digitising Social Care

Action Fraud

Action Fraud has received 31 reports since June 2023 relating to remote access scams targeting businesses. Victims have reported losses totalling over £3.8M. Scammers contact businesses claiming to be from their bank or from a financial services vendor used by their business. The goal of the scammer is to get victims to log in to their online banking account whilst the scammer has remote access to their computer. The scammer convinces the victim to install software that enables remote access, claiming it is required to install an important update. The victim is instructed to log in to their online banking account, and then the remote access software is used to blur the screen whilst the scammer makes fraudulent transactions from the victim’s account. The victim is asked to read out one-time verification codes that the scammer claims they have sent to the victim’s mobile.

The codes are from the victim’s bank, which if shared will allow the scammer to transfer money out of the victim’s bank account.

How to protect your business from remote access scams ● Your bank will never ask you to grant them remote access to your computer or smartphone. ● Never install remote access software on your device as a result of an unsolicited call, browser pop up, or text message. ● One-time verification codes sent to you by your bank should never be shared with anyone. ● If you receive a suspicious call claiming to be from your bank, hang up and call your bank using the number on the back of your bank card, or from their official website or app.

If you believe your laptop, PC, tablet or phone has been infected with a virus or malware, follow the National Cyber Security Centre’s guidance as above on ‘How to recover an infected device’.

If your business has fallen victim to fraud or cyber crime, report it to Action Fraud online at www.actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040.

If your business experiences a live cyber attack (in progress), call the live cyber reporting service for businesses on 0300 123 2040 (24 hour service) immediately.

The 12 Signs of Phishing

Published on December 14th 2023 by Stephanie Johnson

As you start preparing for the festive season, we’ve got a list longer than Santa’s naughty list – the 12 signs of Phishing scams rife this Christmas. Cyber criminals will know this is a busy time of year for you, and if an opportunity arises, they’ll take it. You don’t want any nasty surprises when you come back from your festive break, so don’t let cyber grinches still your joy this Christmas (or sensitive information).

Be sure to deck the halls with firewalls and read on to identify the 12 tell-tale signs that you’re the recipient of a Phishing scam.

1. Generic Greetings: Some email scams will include your first name in a message, but a lot of the time scammers don’t. Phishing emails often use impersonal greetings like “Dear Customer/Client” instead of addressing you by your name.

2. Deals too good to be true: Scammers will try to pull you in emotionally. With Christmas so close, they know you’ll be hunting for the best deals, and will use this as a strategy to fool you. The photo (right) is a great example, and they’ve used a generic greeting at the top of the email

3. Grammar: One quick and easy way to check for a scam is to analyse the spelling. An email from a legitimate company will be well written. Check the email domain for misspelled words and be cautious of links that look suspicious. Be sure to hover over links to see the actual destination to avoid clicking on potentially unsafe links. Scammers impersonating well known organisations can look accurate and be hard to spot. The example (right) even replicates the Royal Mail branding very well, making it tricky to detect. Checking small wording details in the sender address could help you to spot the scam. And don’t forget, if you’re ever unsure, just contact the source through a direct channel.

4. Files & Attachments: Be cautious of email attachments, especially if they come from unknown or unexpected sources. Hackers can send emails from accounts you’re familiar with, so if you weren’t expecting a file link or attachment, give the sender a phone call so you can confirm its validity.

5. Urgent Language: Phishing attacks often create a sense of urgency or use threatening language to prompt quick action.

Watch out for phrases like “Your account will be suspended” or “Immediate action required.”

6. Requests for Personal Information: Legitimate organisations don’t request sensitive information via email, text, or phone call. Be sceptical of emails asking for passwords or business account details. If you’re unsure, contact the organisation to check it’s validity before engaging.

7. Mismatched Logos and Branding: Check for inconsistencies in the email logos, branding, or formatting. Phishing emails often have poor quality graphics or inconsistencies compared to official channels.

8. Unexpected shipping & delivery emails: Cyber criminals will know that the likelihood of you expecting a delivery this Christmas will have increased. Fake shipping and delivery notifications will be sent in efforts to get you to click on malicious links.

9. Generic Content: A tell-tale sign of a phishing email is one where the content is generic and may loosely relate to your business but doesn’t directly relate to you or your interactions with the supposed sender. The best thing to do is report scams emails by forwarding it on to report@phishing.gov.uk

10. Unusual Sender Behaviour: Scammers are known to impersonate the people you work with. If you receive an email that’s out of character for the supposed sender, such as an unexpected invoice or an urgent meeting, verify the communication through another channel such as phone or video call.

11. Phishing scams don’t just happen via email: Text messaging and WhatsApp scams are becoming more common. Scammers will prey on current hot topics to trick you into falling for a scam. Take this cost-of-living scam text message, for example:

12. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Warning: Legitimate organisations may remind you to enable multi-factor authentication but will never ask you to provide your MFA codes.

Staying vigilant and informed of common phishing tactics will help you to avoid the December dupery and enjoy a Fraud-Free Christmas!

The Big Christmas Sing Along The Big Christmas Care Singalong is an online concert to celebrate EVERYONE who live and work in CARE. It will be enjoyed in care homes, hospitals, hospices and in YOUR home to get everyone singing with ONE voice.

Even if a person can not leave their room they can have their very own Christmas concert with the song words on the screen.

This is a unique opportunity to bring people who are apart TOGETHER and it's FREE! Hosted by Big Ian Donaghy and with an array of wonderful singers and performers it will also share peoples’ memories and festive favourites from all over the world.

Imagine something between a beautiful Christmas concert, Gogglebox and You’ve been framed.

We hope you enjoy it. Merry Christmas.

The Big Christmas Care Singalong

CQC - Single-Assessment Framework Important News: CQC's New Assessment Framework to Launch in South Region on November 21

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is set to launch its single-assessment framework in the South region on November 21, 2023.

During the period from November 21 to December 4, CQC will aim to assess 14 early-adopter providers in Sussex and other South region counties, while still continuing with the risk based assessments.

Come December, this approach will expand to all providers. in other regions.

For providers, CQC have produced addition guidance: additional guidance CQC have also produced a webinar recording to help care providers support this transition: webinar recording Join us for our event to tell you more about the changes: Single Assessment Framework - CQC Changes to Inspection Systems Tuesday 30th Jan - 10.00 - 11.00am - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/773593387647

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Barclays Digital Wings - Free Digital Learning

We are delighted to inform you that the Barclays digital skills offer is still available albeit in a slightly different form.

Unless you are already registered, you may not be able to access the learning through us but you can access it directly through this link instead: Barclays Digital Wings | Digital learning - your way (uk.barclays) The Barclays Digital Eagles offer is a comprehensive initiative designed to help individuals improve their digital skills & confidence in navigating the online world.

Here’s a quick explanation of what the offer includes: Digital Champions Programme: This is aimed at volunteers, employees, and community members who wish to help others improve their digital skills. It provides resources and training to empower these Digital Champions to support people in their workplaces or communities1.

Digital Wings: A learning platform created to inspire and empower individuals to thrive digitally. It offers a variety of topics for all skill levels, from basic digital literacy to advanced skills enhancement1.

Live Events: The Digital Eagles host free virtual sessions to help participants feel confident and prepared to explore the digital world1.

The offer is available to everyone and is particularly beneficial for those looking to stay up-to-date and safe online, manage their finances digitally, or simply become more confident with technology.

Learn more: 1. digital.wings.uk.barclays 2. skillsforcare.org.uk 3. digital.nhs.uk

Barclays Digital Wings - Free Events You’ll need to come to three sessions to complete your training. These are: ● Session 1: Becoming a Digital Champion ● Session 2: Digital basics ● Session 3: Fraud and Scams Session 1 – Becoming a Digital Champion - This event is the start of your journey as a Digital Champion.

It’s the first of three virtual events. You’ll learn what it means to be a Digital Champion and be introduced to others on the programme. Together, you’ll explore the soft skills, tools and knowledge that will help you become a Digital Champion.

Before booking this session, make sure you’ve signed up to our learning platform, Barclays Digital Wings and registered to become a Digital Champion.

Session 2: Digital Basics - In this session you’ll explore all the things you might take for granted as someone with digital skills. You’ll look at the beginning of the digital journey and how, as a Digital Champion, you can support someone to get started in the online world and become confident in it too.

You’ll leave with some top tips and activities you can use when it comes to supporting those in need Session 3: Fraud and Scams - This is your final virtual event - and it’s an important one.

So far, we’ve explored what it means to be a Digital Champion, the skills you need to help build someone’s confidence in the digital world. Now it’s time to learn how you can help them navigate that world safely.

This session covers fraud and scams, including how to protect against them and useful hints and tips to share with others. At the end of this session, you’ll find out what’s next for you as a Digital Champion and how your impact will be measured.

Becoming a Digital Champion Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:00 GMT

Digital Champions - Digital Basics Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:00 GMT

Digital Champions - Fraud & Scams Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:30 GMT

Free Training & Events - Jan / Feb NHS Mail - A free secure email Thursday 11th Jan - 2.00 - 3.00pm - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/776165410637 In this session, we will explain the benefits of NHS mail and show you how to manage it, from signing up to what to do when you or one of your team leaves your organisation.

Email is an irreplaceable tool for communicating and is excellent for sharing information day to day. But we should be careful about using it when sharing care records. It can be relatively easy for unwanted people to intercept and access the emails that we send, even when we use strong passwords.

Because health and care information is very sensitive, we must make sure that it is protected. This is true no matter how we are sharing care records and other sensitive information whether using post, email or the phone. This is why email containing health and care information sent to and from health and social care organisations must meet the Secure Email Standard (DCB1596).

There are 2 routes that you can take to ensure your email meets the secure email standard (DCB1596)1. NHS Mail2. Secure email accreditation This event is part of the Better Security, Better Care programme, funded by NHS Transformation Directorate to support data and cyber security across the adult social care provider sector.

Virtual Talk with Mark Topps for Sussex Care Manager and Providers Wednesday 24th Jan - 11.00am - 12.00pm - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/775785042947 Join us for an exciting online event, a Virtual Talk with Mark Topps, exclusively designed for Sussex Care Managers & Providers. Mark Topps, a renowned expert in the field, will share his valuable insights & knowledge on the latest trends & challenges faced by the care industry.

About Mark Topps: Mark Topps, currently serving as a Regional Support Manager, is a prominent figure in the care industry since 2004. He has received numerous awards, and all his services are rated as either Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

What to Expect: ● Insights from a Seasoned Professional: Learn about Single Assessment Framework, Digital Social Care records and provider portal ● Campaign Success: Discover how Mark initiated high-profile campaigns, impacting legislation and culture within the industry. ● Interactive Q&A Session: Engage with Mark directly and get your burning questions answered.

This virtual talk is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable industry knowledge, network with fellow care professionals, and learn from one of the leading experts in the field.

Don't miss out on this invaluable opportunity to enhance your skills and stay ahead in the care industry!

Single Assessment Framework - CQC Changes to Inspection Systems Tuesday 30th Jan - 10.00 - 11.00am - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/773593387647 In response to overwhelming interest, we are thrilled to announce an upcoming session focused on the Single Assessment Framework. As more details emerge, Nicole Ridgwell from Lester Aldridge LLP will provide a legal perspective on the current state of affairs and guide us on how to best prepare for the impending inspections.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has initiated its inaugural inspections under the new Single Assessment Framework, initially involving a select group of 'early adopters.' Subsequently, the CQC plans to extend this revamped inspection and assessment approach across the entire South region, with a phased rollout throughout other regions to follow. With initial inspections already underway, Nicole aims to offer valuable insights into the practical workings of the new system.

We anticipate her presentation will shed light on the current landscape and provide valuable guidance for navigating these inspections.

This applies to providers, local authorities and integrated care systems.

They will continue to use: ● five key questions (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led) ● four-point ratings scale (outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate).Under each key question there are a set of topic areas and quality statements. The statements describe what good care looks like and will link to the regulations.

What will be different? ● Gathering evidence: CQC gather evidence to support their judgements in a variety of ways and at different times – not just through on-site inspections. This means on-site inspections will support this activity, rather than being our primary way to collect evidence. ●

Frequency of assessments: They will no longer use a service's rating as the main driver when deciding when we next need to assess. Evidence we collect or information we receive at any time can trigger an assessment.

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Assessing quality: Judgements about quality will be made more regularly, instead of only after an inspection. The assessments will be more structured and transparent, using evidence categories as part of the assessment framework and giving a score for what they find. hoping to make their decisions about ratings clearer and easier to understand.

The process will continue to be changed, refined and improved and our presentation will reflect this. If you want to hear the latest information on how the single assessment framework will work and what you need to do to prepare, this webinar is a MUST. For more information and updates about the changes, follow the link: https://sussexdigitalteam.co.uk/cqc-single-assessment-framework

PainChek Explained - Revolutionise Pain Assessment Wednesday 7th Feb - 2.00 - 3.00pm - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/776134427967 Join us for this exciting demo of PainChek. Understand how the technology is used to improve pain management for individuals who may struggle to communicate discomfort. By using facial recognition technology, the system can support you to monitor and react to your clients needs and therefore, positive outcomes are achieved for the management of their discomfort.

Digital Care Hub - Events and training Completing the Data Security and Protection Toolkit Date: Thursday 28 December 2023 - 14.00 - 15.00 - Location: Online / Zoom webinar The Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) is an online self-assessment tool to help adult social care providers in England to store and share information safely.

It shows you what you need to do to keep people’s information safe, and to protect your business from the risk of a data breach or a cyber attack. It covers both paper and digital records.

It also reassures everyone you work with that you are taking data security seriously, which in turn can open up access to NHSmail and shared records systems such as GP Connect and proxy access. Care providers must have an up-to-date DSPT in place to meet NHS contracts – and local authorities and CQC inspectors increasingly expect you to have it.

Care providers should complete the toolkit at least once a year.

This webinar is for care providers that want to complete the DSPT. For further information visit the DSPT pages on https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/data-security-protecting-my-information/better-security-better-care

Are you getting the most out of Microsoft?

Date: Tuesday 9 January 2024 - 14.00 - 15.30 - Location: Online / Zoom webinar Many care services use Microsoft products – in this session, care organisations will share how they get the most out of their Microsoft 365 accounts.

These sessions have been designed for adult social care providers in England and are aimed at people who make decisions about the use of technology in care services.

This might include: ● Owners ● Registered Managers ● Nurses ● Senior Care Staff ● Administrators ● IT Professionals ● Quality & Compliance Leads

Digital Care Hub offer a range of training sessions and events.

Click the link to access full details of their Events: digitalcarehub.co.uk

Free Data Security & Protection eLearning NEW: Free Data Security & Protection eLearning for social care staff We know it’s difficult to find training on data protection and cyber security that really works for your staff.

So that’s why Better Security, Better Care has created it.

Our colleagues have developed an eLearning course which your staff can complete online for free, and without any need to register or log in.

The course will enable you to meet the training requirements within the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT), including the requirement to train at least 95% of staff every year.

The modules are: ● Module 1: Rights and responsibilities – https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/elearning/data-protection-rights-and-responsibilties/ ● Module 2: Keeping data secure – https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/elearning/keeping-data-secure/ ● Module 3: Threats to data security – https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/elearning/threats-to-data-security/ ● Module 4: Data breaches – https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/elearning/data-breaches/ ● Assessment – https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/elearning/assesment-quiz/ The course is: ● Relevant to all staff: It covers all staff who have access to personal data including care workers, managers, receptionists, administrators and volunteers ● Short and interactive: There are four modules with videos, quizzes and graphics, plus a single online assessment. ● Designed to meet Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) training requirements: If you collate information about how many staff have successfully completed the course, you can use that as evidence against the DSPT requirement to train at least 95% of staff every year. ● Free and open access: You can complete the course directly online at www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/elearning - or if you have your own Learning Management System, you can request a SCORM compliant version from info@digitalsocialcare.co.uk Find out more. Visit www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/elearning There’s also an online guide for managers and trainers about how to use the course with staff – including sample copy that you can send to them about the course.

And there’s a practical users guide for anyone completing the course itself.

If you do use the course with your staff, we would love to hear what you think of it.

There’s a short survey for mangers or trainers to complete.

So we hope that’s a nice little stocking filler from the Better Security, Better Care elves!

And of course, if you’d like any other help from us, please contact Natasha on: natasha@sussexdigitalteam.co.uk

MILE Newsletter

There is a clear focus on the importance of developing digital skills in health and care, with the government highlighting this in the ‘People at the Heart of Care’ policy paper (2021) and again in the 'Next steps to put People at the Heart of Care' (2023).

Digital inclusion and the associated tools can be used to streamline processes, reduce admin time, and ultimately improve the quality of care provided and to be digitally aware is now a required skill by everyone working in the sector.

Check out the MILE pathway Facebook page

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Contacts

Nada Wakeford nada@westsussexpartnersincare.org Brian Roberts brian@sussexdigitalteam.co.uk Sarah McNally sarah@sussexdigitalteam.co.uk Claire Badzek claire@sussexdigitalteam.co.uk Or phone us on 07860 630063 www.sussexdigitalteam.co.uk